Drawing a long bow
Andrew MathiesonARCHERY has come a long way since John Womersley first picked a limb out from a tree and planed it down into the...
Gun battle over Eastern Park: Lawyers called in
Alex de VosGeelong Gun Club is in a legal battle with State Govern-ment after continuing to ignore a deadline to stop shooting at its...
Uni spies on cyber terrorism
Kim WatersDeakin University has drawn a cone of silence over its role in a top-secret project to fight terrorists in cyberspace.
The university has refused...
Bowls club blow in VCAT ruling
Jessica BentonSt Leonards could lose its bowling club after the state’s planning tribunal knocked back plans to enclose the greens with an 80-metre-wide shelter,...
City tells developers: ‘show us the money’
Jessica BentonCITY HALL has rolled out Geelong’s welcome mat to developers with money and “good design”.
Project development facilitator Kathy Timmins told a developers’ lobby...
Skill of dolphins clicks with Caleb
A six-year-old Geelong boy has learnt a skill of dolphins to overcome blindness, according to his mother.
Lovely Banks’ Danielle Neyenhuis said son Caleb had...
Drink venues set for Bell St
Alex de VosDevelopers have revealed plans to build two taverns on Torquay’s Bell Street.
Surf Coast Shire has approved a planning permit to transform Ripe...
A beach too far: ban on smoking is a joke
Peter FaragoSMOKING bans proposed for Surf Coast beaches go too far and will cost ratepayers too much money in enforcement.
The Independent revealed two weeks...
My full metal racket
Andrew MathiesonA NURSE with a hint of artistic flair first walks into a scrap metal yard.
She cautiously looks around for a moment and starts...
Lifesavers Californian dreaming of August
Alex de VosSix of the region’s best lifesavers will travel to the US in August for a showdown with Californian counterparts.
Torquay’s Will Penny...
Endangered parrot to swoop on housing bid
Jessica BentonThe orange-bellied parrot will be a key weapon in the armoury of environmentalists when they fight controversial plans for a Point Lonsdale residential...
Ratepayers to chip in for TAC damage bill
Andrew MathiesonRATEPAYERS will foot some of the bill for repairs to roads damaged during construction of State Government’s $50 million Transport Accident Commission headquarters...
Resurgent Cats pile on Tiger pain
Geelong cruised to a 30-point win over Richmond for its second win on the bounce, leaving the battling Tigers 0-5 as the only winless...
